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  • Hostafan1Hostafan1 Posts: 34,889
    punkdoc said:
    I think there is also a really good RTBC in there, @Hostafan1
    When the hypothermia abates, I'm sure I'll agree with you  ;)  <3
    Devon.
  • WonkyWombleWonkyWomble Posts: 4,541
    Bless the lovely Nathan for taking such good care of you @Hostafan1 😊
  • Hostafan1Hostafan1 Posts: 34,889
    I bought 3 persimmon at Waitrose the other day. 
    Even though the only cost me 8p, I think I was overcharged. They're not very pleasant.
    Devon.
  • KT53KT53 Posts: 9,016
    Nurseries being a breeding ground for bugs is also a good thing, assuming you don't end up getting all the kids' bugs.  It help them build up their immunity by being exposed to all manner of lurgy.  My nephew's wife is paranoid about their son catching anything and is taking him out of nursery and putting him with a child minder where he will only interact with one other child.  Anybody who had a cough or the slightest sniffle is banned from going into their house.  This ban does only seem to be applied to my nephew's side of the family as she spends half the week with her sister and her kids.
  • Hostafan1Hostafan1 Posts: 34,889
    when did "candy cane" walking sticks become xmas decs? and WHY? 

    Devon.
  • ObelixxObelixx Posts: 30,090
    American.
    Vendée - 20kms from Atlantic coast.
    "The price good men (and women) pay for indifference to public affairs is to be ruled by evil men (and women)."
    Plato
  • Hostafan1Hostafan1 Posts: 34,889
    Obelixx said:
    American.
    but why? That's the significance of walking sticks?
    Devon.
  • Hostafan1Hostafan1 Posts: 34,889
    pansyface said:
    Thank you for that interesting question, Hosta.

    Here is Wiki’s suggestion


    Every day is a school day
    Devon.
  • ObelixxObelixx Posts: 30,090
    It seems they're actually German and were first given by a choirmaster to his boy singers to keep them quiet during the nativity - https://www.history.com/news/candy-canes-invented-germany.

    They didn't become stripy till 1847 - https://www.bobvila.com/slideshow/20-surprising-stories-behind-popular-christmas-decorations-53151 


    Vendée - 20kms from Atlantic coast.
    "The price good men (and women) pay for indifference to public affairs is to be ruled by evil men (and women)."
    Plato
  • DovefromaboveDovefromabove Posts: 88,147
    I  remember first seeing candy canes decorating the Christmas tree at a performance of The Nutcracker ballet many years ago .... I presumed they were a Russo/European tradition as the ballet was first performed and has its roots in Moscow.  :)

    Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.





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